Geoff Noble

FinTech Professional, Financial Services

Hi, I'm Geoff Noble. Happy to meet you.

Geoff Noble's Bio:

Hi, my name is Geoff Noble. I am a Chartered Accountant and CFA Charterholder with over 10 years financial services experience. I run my own consultancy firm, Noble Brothers Consult (NBC). NBC is a private company based in Durban, South Africa. NBC provides various professional services but specialises in technology solutions for financial services companies.

Currently, NBC’s main project is the design and implementation of a Simulation Tool (SST) at Grindrod Asset Management. The SST is a Monte Carlo multivariate autoregressive time series simulation of a number of investment asset classes (a mouthful, I know!). The SST assists users to choose a suitable investment portfolio.

I enjoy getting involved in the local Finance community.I lectured Portfolio Management to students of the University of KwaZulu/Natal. I am also a regular volunteer for the CFA Society South Africa. I represent the Society at events in KwaZulu/Natal and mentor university students in the Annual CFA Institute Research Challenge.

My computer skills include Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Visual Basic for Applications. I am currently learning Python and C#. Although I am still a beginner, I enjoy of the problem-solving aspect of computer programming. I have also completed courses in Psychology and Introduction to Machine Learning and recently completed a Data Analyst Nanodegree through the online education company, Udacity.

My hobbies are reading and writing. I published one book, Forget the Noise (available on Amazon). Forget the Noise details my investment philosophy for the layman. I also write on my blog (www.forgetthenoise.co.za).

Director at Noble Brothers Consult (Pty) Ltd

Portfolio Manager at Grindrod Asset Management

2010 - 2016 | Durban, South Africa

Managed investment portfolios as the second portfolio manager with the Chief Investment Officer as the lead portfolio manager. My primary responsibility was the Grindrod Equity Income Growth Fund and other discretionary mandates.

Senior Analyst at Deloitte Australia

February 2006 - October 2009 | Sydney, Australia

Joined Deloitte as a Graduate in February 2006 and completed the Graduate Rotation Programme gaining experience in financial modelling, due diligence, valuations and corporate advisory. Thereafter, primarily performed the role of a senior analyst in the specialist financial modelling team. Left Deloitte on own accord to return home to South Africa.